Dumping-wagon.



No. 702,617. Patented me |7, |902.

m. BECKER.

DUMPING WAGON.

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UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTIN BECKER, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 702,617, dated June17, 1902.

4 litpiimimimeer March 2s, 1902. serial N0.'1oo,412. (No model.)

j York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDumping-Wagons; and I n' do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to Y which it appertainsto make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to construct a dumping-wagon which shallbe strong and tion.

simple in construction and effective in ,opera- This I accomplish by themeans illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

l which- Figure l is a plan view, partly in section, of a dumping-wagonembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same inposition for dumping a load. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the same.

As illustrated in the drawings, the wagon- .box is provided Withside-boards A and endboards B, which end-boards are preferably inclinedupward and outward from the headblock C and rear axle-block D. Thebottom of the box between said head-block and rear axle-block consistsof two leaves E, which are secured at their inner edges by means ofhinges R to a, central longitudinal bar F. Such central bar F ispreferably secured, by means of stirrups H and engaging nuts h, to aT-rail G, which-is supported at its forward end on the head-block C andat its rear end on the rear axle-block'D. By means of such constructionthe weight at the central portion of the load lengthwise of -the box issupported by means of said T -rail. Rockshafts or tubes I are alsosecured at their forward ends to the head-block C and at their rear endsto the rear axle-block D and provided on their forward ends withfoot-levers K, by means of which said rods I may be rocked on saidheadblock and axle-block. Such rock-shafts are provided withlifting-arms L, adapted to bear against and raise the outer edges orsides of said leaves E, forming the bottom of said box. The ends of saidarms L engage loops c, secured to the outer edge of said leaves, to holdthe ends of said leaves in proper position. Rock-shafts M are alsosecured to the outer sides of said box and provided with hooks orlatches m, adapted to engage shoulders or keepers N, secured to theouter edges of said leaves E. Hand-levers S are rigidly secured to theforward ends of said rockshafts M. Latches l? are secured to the sides Aof the box and are adapted to extend between the levers Sand the sidesof the box to prevent an inward movement of the upper end of said leversand hold said levers and bars securely in position against anyvibrations to which the wagon may be subjected when carrying a load. Theouter edges of the leaves E, forming the bottom of the wagon-box, aresupported by means of the latches or hooks m, attached to the shafts M,which engage the shoulders or keepers N,

secured to the under surfacefof the outer edges of said leaves.

When it is desired to dump the contents of the wagon, the latches P areraised, so as to free the upper end of the levers S, and said levers aremoved inward by the driver, thereby throwing the hooks m out ofengagement with the shoulders or keepers N. The outer sides of theleaves are then depressed by the weight of the load, which descends tothe ground. After the load has been dumped the outer edges of the leavesE are raised to their originalposition by means of the lifting-arms Land foot-levers K and when raised to such position are held in place bymeans of the latches m of the rock-shaft M engaging the keepers orshoulders N, secured to the outer edges of the leaves F..

To facilitate the parting of the load, so that one-half of such load maydescend on each leaf or door, forming the bottom of the wagon-box, andto prevent any material from dropping between said inner edges, anangled plate Q is secured over the inner edges of the leaves E andprovided with inclined sides converging toward an upper central edge.

I do not desire to be limited to the specific construction of the T-railG and central supporting-rod F. The leavesor plates E may,

if desired, be hinged directly to s aid T-rail,

G, which may form v the 'sole means for supporting the inner edges ofthe leaves E.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a forward head-block andrear axle- IOO block, of a central longitudinal supportingbar secured tosaid head-block and axle-block, a Wagon-box having a bottom consistingof two leaves hinged at their inner edges to said central longitudinalbar and extending between said head-block and axle-block, rockshaftsprovided with lifting-arms adapted to bear against the outer edges ofsaid leaves, operating-levers secured to said rock-shafts, rock-shaftssecured to the outer sides of said box and provided with hand-levers andlatches adapted to engage the outer edges of said 1evers, substantiallyas shown and described.

2. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a forward head-block and:rear axleblock, of a central longitudinal supportingbar secured to saidhead-block and axle-block, a wagon-box having a bottom composed ofleaves hinged at their inner edge to said central longitudinalsupporting-bar, and. extending between said head-block and axle-block,rock-shafts secured to said head-block and axle-block and provided withlifting-arms adapted to bear against the outer edges of said leaves,operating-levers secured to said rock-shafts, rock-shafts secured to theouter sides of said box and 'provided with latches adapted to engage theouter edges of' said leaves, hand-levers secured to said rockshafts, anda central longitudinal dividingplate arranged over the inner edges ofsaid leaves and provided with inclined sides converging toward a centralupper edge, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARTIN BECKER.

NVitnesses:

ROBERT W. HARDIE, JAMES M Ruso.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 702,617, granted June17, 1902,

upon the application of Martin Becker, of Albany, New York, for animprovement in Dumping-Wagons, an error appears in the printedspecification requiring correction,

as follows: In lines 12-13, page 2, the Word levers 7 should read leavesand that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correctiontherein that the same may conform tothe record of the ease in the PatentOffice.

Signed and sealedr this 1st day of July, A. D., 1902.

[SEAL] F. I. ALLEN,

Commissioner of Patents.

